97 Tahoe Tire Swap - 245/75-16 to 265/70-17?

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Jack McGuire - 15 Oct 2006 11:47 GMT

Time for new tires on my 1997 2 Door Tahoe, and the wheels are pretty
beat up after 10 years, too. Good old eBay has about 15 different
auctions for tire/wheel takeoffs with less than 10 miles on them. Most
are off of 2007 Trucks, but the 6x5.5 bolt pattern should be the same
and work, correct?

Currently I have stock 245/75-16's, but the auctions are mostly for
265/70-17's. Two questions - Tirerack shows 265's as optional
equipment, so I should be OK there, right? Can I go to the 17's
without any problems, too?

Anyone see any issues with this swap?

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MCL - 15 Oct 2006 13:08 GMT

The TireRack shows swapping even larger tires, so the size shouldn't be a
problem. Go to AmericanRacing.com, they are a wheel manufacturer & have a
great application list. Check that the rims you are looking to buy are
indeed 6x5.5. Just choose the 07 truck your buying from then just pick any
rim shown for the specs. Just to make sure they are 5.5s. The only issue you
will encounter is the error in the speedometer. Not sure what & how much it
will be off by.
Mike

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Nate Nagel - 15 Oct 2006 13:34 GMT

> The TireRack shows swapping even larger tires, so the size shouldn't be a
> problem. Go to AmericanRacing.com, they are a wheel manufacturer & have a
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> will be off by.
> Mike

it'll be off by about 3.7%

check sizes here:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

also make sure the offset of the new wheels is close to that of the old ones

good luck

nate

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